# NTSB MIA68F0327: Piper PA-30, N7615Y, Chamblee, GA, October 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1967
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0327

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4041  67/10/30   CHAMBLEE,GA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1098
        TIME - 1832                    N7615Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 12 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7615Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615Y-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 30-688, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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